Robin Hobbs

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Robin Hobbs England (ENG)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Legbreak googly
	Tests	First-class
Matches	7	440
Runs scored	34	4942
Batting average	6.79	12.11
100s/50s	-/-	2/2
Top score	15*	100
Balls bowled	1291	62395
Wickets	12	1099
Bowling average	40.08	27.09
5 wickets in innings	-	50
10 wickets in match	-	8
Best bowling	3/25	8/63
Catches/stumpings	8/-	295/-
Test debut: 8 June 1967 Last Test: 8 July 1971 Source: [1]

Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs (born May 8, 1942, Chippenham, Wiltshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1967 to 1971. He still bowls for local club Hutton CC. He was the last English leg spin bowler to take 1000 first class wickets. His century in 44 minutes for Essex against Australians in 1975 is one of the fastest first-class centuries ever scored. ^[1]

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